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A. H. PEYCKE.

BRAKE-RELEASING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I5. 1918.

1,81%33, Patented July 15, 1919.

2565566 afrazazzalJf/a22 ARMAND H. PEYCKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW J ECRSEY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown that I, ARMAND H. PEYCKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brake- Releasing Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brake releasing means.

One of the objects of this invention is to improve means whereby the brake releasing means is held in place.

Another object is to provide a simple and improved brake releasing means adapted to meet the requirements of service.

These and other objects are accomplished by means of the mechanism shown by the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of brake mechanism embodying my improved means forholding the brake releasing spring in place, and

igs. 2 and 3 are similar views of modificationsnf my invention.

Referring Hrst'to-all of the figures of the drawings, it will be noted that I have shown.

a supporter bracket 10 for a brake hanger 11, the upper end of the latter of which is pivotally connected to the support by a pin 12. The lower end of the hanger is pivota'lly connected to a brake head 13, carrying a brake shoe 14: for frictionally engaging the braking surface of an associated Wheel 15.

Referring now particularly to' -Fig. 1, it will be noted that a brake releasing spring 16 at its lower end is permanently connected by a rivet 17 to the brake hanger, the upper portion of the releasing spring being held by the upper eye portion of the brake hanger 11 between the latter and the support 10. The free end of the brake releasing spring 16 engages opposite sides of the vertical flange of the support 10 to assist inholding the release spring 16 in place. By means of this arrangement it is not necessary to rivet or otherwise permanently secure the releasing spring 16 to a support.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a releasing spring Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed May 15, 1918. Serial No. 234,575.

18, the lower end of which is provided with a collar 19, slidably surrounding the brake hanger 11, the upper part of the releasing spring being held by the upper eye portion of the hanger 11, between the latter and the associated support 10, the free end of the releasing spring embracing the horizontal flange of the support 10.

In Fig. 3 I have shown practically the same arrangement, as shown in Fig. 2, with the exception, however, that the brake releasing spring 20 is pivotally connected at its lower end at 21 to the hanger 11.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the releasing springs are to the rear of the hanger and in Fig. 1 the releasing spring is in front of the hanger; also in Figs. 2 and 3, the releasing spring passes from the rear of the hanger to the front thereof, where it is looped around the I horizontal flange of the support 10 and in Fig. 1, the releasing spring passes from in front of the hanger 11 to the rear thereof and engages the vertical flange of the support 10.

In all three of these arrangements it is unnecessary to permanently secure the releasing spring to the support, the releasing spring in each case being held by the hanger between the latter and the support.

.It is my intention to cover all modifications of my invention falling within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In brake mechanism, the combination of a hanger, a support therefor, and a releasing spring mounted on one side thereof, passing between a portion of the hanger and said support for holding the spring in place, one end of the spring terminating on the opposite side of the hanger.

2. In brake mechanism, the combination of a hanger, a flanged support therefor, and

a releaslng spring operatively connected to said hanger and held between the hanger and support, one end of the spring embracing a flange of said support.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 9th day of May, 1918.

ARMANI) H. PEYCKE. 

